The Udalguri team

Udalguri team, otherwise known as ‘Eden FC’ in Assam, travelled to Pune on an ‘National Integration Tour’ to Pune organized jointly by Aseem Foundation and 14 Garhwal Rifles under the aegis of Eastern Command of Indian Army, after winning Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma Gold Cup Football Tournament conducted in September 2019.

Tour to Pune

The visiting team underwent various training sessions, participated in interactions with local football clubs and also played a few practise matches. After losing their first practise match, the visitors improved fast and demonstrated excellent performance against an equally strong Krida Prabodhini team, in a practise match played at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Stadium in Balewadi, an international football venue. The team was delighted in playing at this venue and was impressed with the infrastructure there. Krida Prabodhini administration generously arranged all the formalities required for the match. On their second last day of the stay in Pune, they played a friendly match with NDS cadets' team and drew 2-2, after a 2-0 backlog in the first half.

During all these matches, few of the players showed exceptional skills, and attracted attention of the who’s who in Maharashtra football. The striker Naseeb Soren has already got a few offers at hand for playing with Pune clubs, and few more offers for Udalguri XI players are rumoured to be on the way. Mr. Ashish Pendse, Founder & Editor of Viva Football Magazine, and an avid football lover, guided and motivated the team throughout their stay in Pune.